Richard Wright

Richard Wright, (born Sept. 4, 1908, near Natchez, Miss., U.S.—died Nov. 28, 1960, Paris, France) novelist and short-story writer, who was among the first black American writers to protest white treatment of blacks, notably in his novelNative Son (1940) and his autobiography, Black Boy (1945). He inaugurated the tradition of protest explored by other black writers after World War II.

Richard Wright, 1957.

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Wright’s grandparents had been slaves. His father left home when he was five, and the boy, who grew up in poverty, was often shifted from one relative to another. He worked at a number of jobs before joining the northward ... (100 of 609 words)